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Mayors: Public Appointments

Commons · Question 448 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 May 2026

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Appointing mayoral commissioners and setting/reporting allowances, 16 April 2026, paragraph 75, who determines whether a Commiss

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Answered by Nesil Caliskan, 19 May 2026

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act provides Overview and Scrutiny Committees in Mayoral Combined Authorities and Mayoral Combined County Authorities (known as Local Scrutiny Committees) with the power to impose a civil penalty on a perso...